Picker



Feb. 25, 1930. M E EVERITT 1,748,835 y PICKER Filed Feb. 29. 1928 i' j Patentes ree. 25,1930 y tienes y MARY n. nviini'rr, or. Fiinwioir, iviicifiien'n morninEY Appiicauon inedFebruary-231928. Seriai No. zaeea; 'Y

This inventionrelates to a picker, designed primarily `for the picking'up of potatoes, but

f itis to be understood that a picker, in accordance with this invention, may be employed for the picking of cucumbers, fruit or foi` any otherpurposes for which it is found applican ble, and the invention: has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth,

vmeans for expeditiously picking up potatoes withoutv the inconvenience lof stooping and further without the soiling of the hands orI gloves, thesev latter generallyv being worn by the operator. i Y

Further objects of the Ainvention are to provide, in a manneras hereinafter s et forth, a

' picker'forthe'purpose referred to which is simple in its construction andarrangeinent,y

strong, durable,cornpact, thoroughly efficient in itsl use, conveniently operated, and coinl 20 paratively inexpensive to manufacture.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view the inventionl consistsof the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as Vhereinafter more specifically de- 25. scribed, and illustrated vin the accompanying i, drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment f of the nventiombutit is to be understood that changes, Vvariations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope ofthe claim hereunto. appended.

In thev drawings wherein like reference' denotek lcorresponding parts characters throughout the Yseveral views-z 'l Figure 1 is a lperspective view, broken y away, of a picker in accordance with this in- Y vention. Y ,f Y Y y Figure 2 is a side elevation, partly broken away of the receiver or container for the potatoes and with the receiver extended.

4G Figure 3 is a fragmentaryvview inlongitudinal section ofthe picker element.

l Figure 4 is a fragmentary View intop plan of the picker element. Y l Figure 5 is a top plan view of the container or receiver. V l i Figure 6 is a sectionfon linev 6*-6 Figure 1. Figure 7 is a fragmentary view of the body port-ion ofthe receiver or container.'

' s A, A pickerkin accordance with this invention, includes a picking element and areceiver or container vfor the potatoes'picked up 'by the Y irpicking'elernent. yThe ycontainer or'recver irs-positioned relatively to the pickingV ele-V ment whereby when thelatte'r picks up the potatoes they vare discharged therefromfinto 'Y I thecontainer or receiver.

space'dftines 2 each having itsy forward portion inturned as at 3 and pointed as' at4. i The setting up of the body portion 1 with the tines 2 in the manner as stated provides substantially cup-shaped element referred to r Vgenerally at 5 on ldigui'ey 1'. One of the outer* tines of the yseries of tines 2is formed withV` a beveled outwardly extending cutter 6; which can be employed for'` cutting cucumbers if desired. The outer tines have a substantialf ly straight inner portion 2"` inwardly withref spectto the inner tines.Y The inner end ofthe body portion 1, centrally thereof, is formed with' an integral Arearwardly extendingsocketlinember 7, into which extends the forward end of a handle member 8. 1 Thatend ofthe member 8 which extends into the ls'ocket'inernber 7'` is fixedly secured therewith by holdfast devices 9. Thehandle member@ Sis of ap? propriate length. l' l Thecontainer or receiver includes ar'hoop" 10 provided with aseries of spaced openings 11 and further lforined with a reinforcing d bead, on kits periphery, as indicated at 12.

Thebead 12 is spacedfroin the openingsll. 10

Secured to the periphery of the hoop '10 is va socket member 13 intowhich extends the fori ward end of a handle member 14. y, That end l of the handle memberk 14 which extends into the socket member 13`is iXedly secured there-. 95 with by the holdfast devices 15.v The handle' member.` 14 is of appropriate length. The

hoop 10'has connected therewith; through the Y medium of the openings 11, the body portion 16 of thecontainer or receiver and said body 0U portion is in the form of a mesh consisting of interengaging square links 17 formed from Wire of appropriate diameter, certain of the links being connected to the hoop 10V by passage through the openingsV 11. rEhe manner of setting up the body portion 16 permits of the same readily collapsing and extending. The bottom of the body portion 16,;eXteriorly thereof, has connected thereto a hand grip 18 Which projects therefrom and Which is Y employed for the purpose of conveniently dumping the container or receiver when def sired.

The quickest Way is .to bunch .the potatoes, then strike them, cribbing them into there# zceiver. They Vare to be picked up only to finish filling sacks. n Y

The picker provides orexpeditiously pick-V ing -up potatoes and receiving the picked up potatoes until the container is filled, after which the latter can be conveniently emptied, ,and the picking up operation is had Without the inconvenience of stooping or .the soiling' of the hands or gloves when Worn, and thereore itis thought Vthe many advantages of a i picker, in accordance Wit-h this linvention and for ,thepurpose set forth, can be readily nn derstood, and although the preferred embodimentof the invention is as illustratedand described,yet it is to be understood that changes in the vdetails of construction ,can be had which fall Within the scope of the invention as .Claimed What I claim is:

A picker comprising `a cup-,shaped picking,` element A.consisting of a lattice-like body portiono segmental cross section ando varcuate contour in longitudinalsection, .the outer end Vofsaid 'body portion being offset with respect to the rear end thereof, a series of spaced, Iparallel tines lintegral ,with the outer yend of 4said :body portion and .each .having its forward portion inturned vand pointedand op posing said body portion, `that part of each Y,ofthe times from ,the inturned'portions ltherey0:5110 the outer end oi? said bod-y portion being of arcuate curvature llengthwise and offset with respect to the inner .end of said body,

and .a .handle secured to the ,rear end ,of body portion. Y

In testimony whereof, l ,my LSignature hereto. Y

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